MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C8s year 2005

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Pass percent:55.93%

(The average a diesel CITROEN C8 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:16,187 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1418
Registration plate lamp issues	1351
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1258
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	833
Headlamp aim out of alignment	735
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	237
Brake pipe excessively corroded	208
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	208
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	191
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	186
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	185
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	182
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	172
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	160
Rear brake binding	149
Registration plate issues	134
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	132
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	131
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	125
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	121
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	116
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	109
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	108
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	102
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	92
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	91
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	86
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	83
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Windscreen washer not working	79
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	72
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	71
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	65
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	65
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	64
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Windscreen has damage	60
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	59
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	54
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	54
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	52
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	51
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	51
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	46
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	46
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Front brake application uneven	45
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	42
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	42
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	42
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	39
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	38
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	38
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	38
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	37
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	36
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	36
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	35
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	33
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	27
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	27
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	25
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	25
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	25
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	24
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	23
Spare wheel insecure \|6.4.2\|	23
Offside Rear Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	22
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	22
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	22

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel CITROEN C8s year 2005

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